2025 NBA Season

[rig4hodlers]

I thought the injury was serious.

Joel Embiid Nasty Knee Injury After Collision With Enes Kanter

Good thing he was able to come back and play, unfortunately they loss by a huge margin against the Lillard less Portland TrailBlazers.

What a disappointment.

Indeed! Joel Embiid is doing an amazing season, he could be considered as one of the best centers this year (with Nicola Jokic) so I was also scared when he had the Knee incident last match versus Portland but he was strong enough to move forward!!! Let's see if he is picked for the next NBA All Star Game!

[Russlenat]

I thought the injury was serious.

Joel Embiid Nasty Knee Injury After Collision With Enes Kanter

Good thing he was able to come back and play, unfortunately they loss by a huge margin against the Lillard less Portland TrailBlazers.

What a disappointment.

Indeed! Joel Embiid is doing an amazing season, he could be considered as one of the best centers this year (with Nicola Jokic) so I was also scared when he had the Knee incident last match versus Portland but he was strong enough to move forward!!! Let's see if he is picked for the next NBA All Star Game!

That's automatic, Embiid is even a good MVP candidate this season, so no reason he would not pick in the All star, he maybe will not get the starting role but he will surely get a reserve spot. I love to see the All star this month, hopefully there's no problem that will result for all star break not to be realize.

[Febo]

Still, the Mavs is in the 14th spot. They will need more wins in their next matches.

Yes it looks very bad. Also their game is nothing like it was at start of season. They were 2nd in defence ratings before covid strike. If they will not improve defence even easier schedule in next weeks will not help them. Bright side is that thy are only 4 wins away from 4th spot. So with 2/3 of season left playoff is easily doable. But only if they improve very fast.

[SammyBiG]

Who also notice the great D team Piston put out last night with no Blake and Rose... They got good youngsters but the Lakers are a great team full of experience players too.

I'm more interested in seeing those guys from Detroit build their franchise now.

[Reid]

Who also notice the great D team Piston put out last night with no Blake and Rose... They got good youngsters but the Lakers are a great team full of experience players too.

I'm more interested in seeing those guys from Detroit build their franchise now.

Yeah, they really gave the Lakers team a difficult time to win it.
Actually, they almost won the game but Lebron was just too good even with an exhausted body.

Still, the Mavs is in the 14th spot. They will need more wins in their next matches.

Yes it looks very bad. Also their game is nothing like it was at start of season. They were 2nd in defence ratings before covid strike. If they will not improve defence even easier schedule in next weeks will not help them. Bright side is that thy are only 4 wins away from 4th spot. So with 2/3 of season left playoff is easily doable. But only if they improve very fast.

That one big point into why the Mavs is a mess now.
Positive Covid-19 players that took time before they can come back to the rotation.
They are revived now when we consider how they put an offensive show against GSW.

[sana54210]

I am quite happy that my team Spurs is finally playing like a team again, last season was just a growing pain years and I get that, it happens to any team, after 22 years of playoff streak it was bound to happen eventually, I wasn't really imagining spurs making playoffs 50+ more years in the future, I was hoping it would have been after Pop retires so he never has to deal with a rebuilding team but he consistently said watching younger players grow up to be great man was something he enjoys and gives him love of the game back instead of having that constant pressure of winning.

We needed just one year and now this year we are once again good, all of our young players are playing their roles very well, if you look at the youngs of the roster there is no challenge between them they are all good locker room friends and we have great two leaders on the court with Derozan and LMA but also great two veterans who help them with Patty and Rudy as well.

[dwyane36]

That's automatic, Embiid is even a good MVP candidate this season, so no reason he would not pick in the All star, he maybe will not get the starting role but he will surely get a reserve spot. I love to see the All star this month, hopefully there's no problem that will result for all star break not to be realize.

It looks like that Joel Embiid has a good chance to play in starting lineup of the upcoming all-star game because he is taking the third position by a number of votes in the Eastern Conference at the current moment.

[freedomgo]

That's automatic, Embiid is even a good MVP candidate this season, so no reason he would not pick in the All star, he maybe will not get the starting role but he will surely get a reserve spot. I love to see the All star this month, hopefully there's no problem that will result for all star break not to be realize.

It looks like that Joel Embiid has a good chance to play in starting lineup of the upcoming all-star game because he is taking the third position by a number of votes in the Eastern Conference at the current moment.

I'm wondering what site you are following to see the updated standing?

I search some info and found this site where Embiid was listed at the number 3 ranking in Eastern Conference frontcourt
https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/news/nba-all-star-voting-2021-how-it-works-leaders-results-end-date/1fn1e2hmwfc1k1bh72yql1m8kv

Eastern Conference frontcourt

Rank   Player   Votes
1.   Kevin Durant, Nets   2,302,705
2.   Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks   1,752,185
3.   Joel Embiid, 76ers   1,584,028

[morvillz7z]

"Sources: Detroit Pistons trade Derrick Rose to New York Knicks in deal that reunites former MVP with Tom Thibodeau"
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30855113/sources-detroit-pistons-trade-derrick-rose-new-york-knicks-deal-reunites-former-mvp-tom-thibodeau

Derrick Rose back with the Knicks, he and Thibs will be working together after Chicago, Minnesota and now in NY.

Interesting to see how this trade plays out for both the team and Rose, Knicks definitely have a shot at the playoffs in the East, currently holding the 8th spot.

Plenty of guards at Thibs disposal, i just hope Quickley doesn't get his minutes reduced as he has shown promising things thus far, Knick fans can attest to that.

Oh, Dennis Smith Jr goes to the Pistons, part of the trade.

[Russlenat]

"Sources: Detroit Pistons trade Derrick Rose to New York Knicks in deal that reunites former MVP with Tom Thibodeau"
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30855113/sources-detroit-pistons-trade-derrick-rose-new-york-knicks-deal-reunites-former-mvp-tom-thibodeau

Derrick Rose back with the Knicks, he and Thibs will be working together after Chicago, Minnesota and now in NY.

Interesting to see how this trade plays out for both the team and Rose, Knicks definitely have a shot at the playoffs in the East, currently holding the 8th spot.

Plenty of guards at Thibs disposal, i just hope Quickley doesn't get his minutes reduced as he has shown promising things thus far, Knick fans can attest to that.

Oh, Dennis Smith Jr goes to the Pistons, part of the trade.

We can call it a good news for Derrick Rose and the Knicks, if they will get into the playoffs this season, Derrick Rose can help with his experience and hopefully he can really contribute to the team. Coach Tom Thibodeau knows how the handle Rose as he work with him in different teams, now here they reunite again, I'm glad coach still believe in him, so let's get it on.

NYK at number 8 spot now with 0.440   WIN%, hopefully that will be upped soon.

[Harlot]

Plenty of guards at Thibs disposal, i just hope Quickley doesn't get his minutes reduced as he has shown promising things thus far, Knick fans can attest to that.

Oh, Dennis Smith Jr goes to the Pistons, part of the trade.

We all know that Thibs preferred playing style is to give more minutes to veterans so I think he would be planning on giving more minutes to Rose as PG. Even before Rose Thibs played Elfrid Payton more rather than Quickley as  Payton has more years in the league compared to him and that is Quickley playing a better game compared to Payton so I'd expect Quickley to be in the 3rd option now.

[FlightyPouch]

I don't understand what it means about Frontcourt and the Backcourt of both conferences. Based on this site, Alex Caruso has a million votes in Backcourt of the Western Conference which is really surprising since he has more votes than other players that are also doing well in the season. He's not being talked about that much but this proves how great of a player he is if these votes are accurate.

[jossiel]

I was able to watch this game. My expectation when the game started is that this is gonna be an easy game for the Mavs and they're playing on their home court.

Mavs underestimated GSW, and as a result, they had huge problems with their offense and defense in the second half of the match.

And they just played again yesterday and the scores were too close. That's only a two-point lead from the Mavs and they've managed to take the loss that they've with GSW. A consecutive 2 game for both teams and the standing ended up with 1-1.

Also, I guess home or guest court doesn't have a strong impact on players because all teams play without fans this season.

Some courts I think allows having a few fans to watch live.

[dwyane36]

I don't understand what it means about Frontcourt and the Backcourt of both conferences. Based on this site, Alex Caruso has a million votes in Backcourt of the Western Conference which is really surprising since he has more votes than other players that are also doing well in the season. He's not being talked about that much but this proves how great of a player he is if these votes are accurate.

IIRC, the top 3 players from the frontcourt list and the top 2 from the guards' list will play in starting lineup, and I think that information from your link is out of date because it's voting results for the previous all-star weekend.

[gagux123]

I don't understand what it means about Frontcourt and the Backcourt of both conferences. Based on this site, Alex Caruso has a million votes in Backcourt of the Western Conference which is really surprising since he has more votes than other players that are also doing well in the season. He's not being talked about that much but this proves how great of a player he is if these votes are accurate.

Well, i can understand a little bit, but frontcourt players are considered to be the big players, example SF, PF and C. And backcourt are the smaller players, SG and PG.

I confess, Caruso had these millions of votes because he is very beloved to the fans and also because he is a "meme player", because sometimes someone makes fun of him or something like that.
Caruso has improved a lot lately, and I believe he can improve even more.

[OgNasty]

I don't understand what it means about Frontcourt and the Backcourt of both conferences. Based on this site, Alex Caruso has a million votes in Backcourt of the Western Conference which is really surprising since he has more votes than other players that are also doing well in the season. He's not being talked about that much but this proves how great of a player he is if these votes are accurate.

IIRC, the top 3 players from the frontcourt list and the top 2 from the guards' list will play in starting lineup, and I think that information from your link is out of date because it's voting results for the previous all-star weekend.

Caruso is awesome. That guy does everything right even if it doesn’t show up in the stat sheet. He’s honestly one of my favorite players to watch and is a perfect compliment to LeBron on the floor.

As for the frontcourt/backcourt, I’ve hated that change since they made it a few years ago. The center position is real and it should be respected. There’s a very real difference between the positions of LeBron and Gobert for example, it makes no sense they’re in the same category.

[Fredomago]

"Sources: Detroit Pistons trade Derrick Rose to New York Knicks in deal that reunites former MVP with Tom Thibodeau"
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/30855113/sources-detroit-pistons-trade-derrick-rose-new-york-knicks-deal-reunites-former-mvp-tom-thibodeau

Derrick Rose back with the Knicks, he and Thibs will be working together after Chicago, Minnesota and now in NY.

Interesting to see how this trade plays out for both the team and Rose, Knicks definitely have a shot at the playoffs in the East, currently holding the 8th spot.

Plenty of guards at Thibs disposal, i just hope Quickley doesn't get his minutes reduced as he has shown promising things thus far, Knick fans can attest to that.

Oh, Dennis Smith Jr goes to the Pistons, part of the trade.

We can call it a good news for Derrick Rose and the Knicks, if they will get into the playoffs this season, Derrick Rose can help with his experience and hopefully he can really contribute to the team. Coach Tom Thibodeau knows how the handle Rose as he work with him in different teams, now here they reunite again, I'm glad coach still believe in him, so let's get it on.

NYK at number 8 spot now with 0.440   WIN%, hopefully that will be upped soon.

When they are together with both Bulls and Timberwolves the performance of the team was really cool, hopefully after this trade they'll once again bring the same intensity, though DRose is no longer on his MVP condition but giving him a chance he can just upgrade and
go to that mode.

It's more on how the team will blend and how the coach rotates his players for good chemistry inside the court, the chance of getting into playoff is really a good achievement, they just need to keep pushing it and compete well in each games that they have.

[akirasendo17]

This means rose need's to adjust again, for another team, rose to do great job pistons, maybe the pistons are decided to move on and put a younger player in his position instead, besides rose is not getting any younger, the trade will make rose more comfortable since he is with his old coach, let's see how things go, for rose just hoping him to be always healthy, although I miss his former self, wish him all the good for the guy's season.

[blue Snow]

Derrick Rose back with the Knicks, he and Thibs will be working together after Chicago, Minnesota and now in NY.

We can call it a good news for Derrick Rose and the Knicks, if they will get into the playoffs this season, Derrick Rose can help with his experience and hopefully he can really contribute to the team. Coach Tom Thibodeau knows how the handle Rose as he work with him in different teams, now here they reunite again, I'm glad coach still believe in him, so let's get it on.

I read up clipper on the list either, they still interesting to bring Derrick to staples center. I still remember how he got 50 point when playing versus jazz while still in Timberwolves.

[stadus]

Derrick Rose back with the Knicks, he and Thibs will be working together after Chicago, Minnesota and now in NY.

We can call it a good news for Derrick Rose and the Knicks, if they will get into the playoffs this season, Derrick Rose can help with his experience and hopefully he can really contribute to the team. Coach Tom Thibodeau knows how the handle Rose as he work with him in different teams, now here they reunite again, I'm glad coach still believe in him, so let's get it on.

I read up clipper on the list either, they still interesting to bring Derrick to staples center. I still remember how he got 50 point when playing versus jazz while still in Timberwolves.

Clippers might be interested but it's already a done deal, Rose is going to the Knicks.

Deal done: Knicks reportedly agree to trade for Derrick Rose, reuniting him with Thibodeau

The rumors of this deal had been picking up steam over the past 48 hours, and on Super Bowl Sunday the trigger was pulled on the trade.

Derrick Rose will be reunited with Tom Thibodeau; New York agreed to a trade to acquire Rose for Dennis Smith Jr. and a second-round pick, a deal confirmed by multiple reports.